Santa’s Arrival & Tree Lighting in Rockport

Where else can you see Santa arrive by lobster boat? Santa will arrive at Rockport’s T-Wharf on Rockport Harbor following a brisk lobster boat ride across Sandy Bay. Then Santa will climb up onto a Rockport Forest Fire truck and proceed along T-Wharf and Broadway to the First Baptist Church, led by Rockport cub scouts.

1:15-3:30pm | Join Santa and Mrs. Claus at First Baptist Church to have photos taken with the children in the church hall until the Tree Lighting Ceremony begins. kids are invited to make christmas crafts while they wait for their turn with Santa

4pm | Santa will ascend the platform in Dock Square with Mrs. Claus to greet the crowd and kick off the Tree Lighting Ceremony  at 4:00 PM. The Dock Square Singers will entertain the crowd with carols and a stirring rendition of “Christmas in Rockport”. After the ceremony, Santa & Mrs. Claus climb onto the fire truck to begin their return journey to the North Pole.